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Herrera was part of the second Latin America season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” He got a shot in the UFC in 2015 and knocked out Vernon Ramos in just 30 seconds at UFC Fight Night 78 in his native Mexico. But since then, he has back-to-back submission losses to Vicente Luque and Jordan Rinaldi in 2016 and 2017. The fight with Powell will be his first in 2018.

Powell lost both his fights in the UFC in 2017 after signing with the promotion in 2016. He dropped a unanimous decision to Drakkar Klose in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 103, and he dropped a split call to Darrell Horcher at UFC Fight Night 112 in June 2017. His fight with Herrera will be his first in 13 months.